Patents Examined by Stephen R Smith
  • Patent number: 11425352
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing an image of a view from images of N (N>2), implemented by an image synthesis device. The method includes: projecting, to a position corresponding to the image of the view to be synthesized, N depth maps associated with the N views, respectively; for at least one given pixel of at least one projected depth map, for which a depth value has been associated on completion of projection, modifying the depth value of the at least one given pixel if an item of reliability information associated with the depth value is at a certain value, the modification using the depth value of a pixel whose position corresponds to that of the at least one given pixel, in at least one other projected depth map, which generates at least one modified projected depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Patrick Boissonade, Joël Jung
  • Patent number: 11410702
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system with a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations such as receiving user input comprising a keyword identifying an object, monitoring a video recording during a generation of the video recording by a camera, wherein the monitoring includes detecting the object being captured by the camera, creating a video clip from the video recording, wherein the video clip comprises a start point and a stop point in the video recording determined by a machine learning algorithm, and sending a notification of the creating of the video clip. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, James Pratt
  • Patent number: 11368666
    Abstract: A control is performed such that a speed of change of the virtual viewpoint which is changed in accordance with acceptance of an input according to a specific user operation during playback of the virtual viewpoint image at a first playback speed becomes lower than a speed of change of the virtual viewpoint which is changed in accordance with acceptance of an input according to the specific user operation during playback of the virtual viewpoint image at a second playback speed higher than the first playback speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keigo Yoneda
  • Patent number: 11341999
    Abstract: The medical video processing system is provided with: an encoder 120 that inputs a plurality of video files about a surgical operation, separating the plurality of video files according to a plurality of input systems; a server apparatus 130; and a viewing terminal apparatus 140. The viewing terminal apparatus 140 displays a plurality of timelines related to the plurality of video files, separating the plurality of timelines according to input systems; and synchronously displays, among images included in the plurality of video files corresponding to the displayed timelines, at least a part of a plurality of images associated with a time code of a certain time point included in the time lines, and accepts an operation input by a user to execute editing processing about video files synchronously displayed in a synchronous display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MEDI PLUS INC.
    Inventors: Naoya Sugano, Minsu Kwon
  • Patent number: 11343462
    Abstract: A recording reproduction apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a captured data acquisition unit that acquires first captured data captured by a first camera that captures an image of an outside of a vehicle; an event detection unit that detects an event regarding the vehicle; a recording controller that stores the first captured data in a period including at least a timing of occurrence of the event as event recording data; a reproduction controller that reproduces the event recording data; a display controller that causes a display unit to display the event recording data reproduced by the reproduction controller; and an attachment/detachment detection unit that detects an attachment/detachment state of the display unit to/from the vehicle, in which the reproduction controller starts, when it has been detected by the attachment/detachment detection unit that the display unit has been detached from the vehicle, reproduction of event recording data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuji Teruuchi
  • Patent number: 11336866
    Abstract: This aircraft inspection support device includes a first imaging unit configured to capture a measurement information image displayed on a measurement instrument-side display unit of a specific measurement instrument associated with a model of an aircraft or an inspection target of an aircraft component, the measurement instrument-side display unit being configured to display measurement information on the inspection target, and an operator-side display unit configured to display the measurement information image so as to be visible to an inspection operator who is performing an inspection operation near the inspection target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Horikawa, Hiroshi Yagi, Takashi Tanaka, Koji Morita, Hirotaka Sato, Masuto Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11297304
    Abstract: A virtual image display device has a function of projecting a prescribed virtual image video within a visual field of a user and detects an actual visual recognition distance from the user to an object relating to a visually recognized object at which the user is gazing. A virtual image light generating unit has a function of generating a plurality of virtual image lights independent of each other and a virtual-image-light transmitting and projecting unit that has a function of transmitting and projecting the virtual image light to left and right eyes of the user through substantially the same optical path to allow a prescribed virtual image video to be visually recognized at a prescribed position within the visual field of the user. Additionally, a virtual-image visual recognition distance control unit that has a function of performing variable control of a visual recognition distance of a virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunikazu Oonishi, Seiji Murata
  • Patent number: 11272091
    Abstract: A device is provided, comprising: an image storage unit which is configured to store image data obtained by a monitoring camera; an analyzing unit which is configured to perform image analysis on the image data and, in response to a detection of a target object to be detected among objects which are possibly included in the image data, generate feature data indicating a feature of the target object; and a transmitting unit which is configured to transmit metadata including the feature data and at least one of a shooting time of the image data in which the feature data is generated or an address of the image data within the image storage unit to a file server which is accessible to another apparatus different from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11270735
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform speed-enhanced playback of recorded media are disclosed. Example media playback devices disclosed herein are to determine a target number of frames of recorded media to drop during playback of the recorded media, the target number determined based on a difference between (1) a total number of frames of the recorded media and (2) a ratio of the total number of frames of the recorded media to a target playback rate. Disclosed example media playback devices are also to select a subset of the frames of the recorded media to drop during the playback of the recorded media, the frames selector to select the subset of the frames based on the target number of frames to drop and skip bytes included in the subset of frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Venugopal Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11265460
    Abstract: The present invention, in an aspect thereof, enables a human imaging subject to simultaneously and easily recognize his/her face and a line-of-sight guidance image on a display device. In an electronic device, an image capturing device is disposed in a peripheral region of a display screen of a display device. A control device performs a display process of displaying a line-of-sight guidance image on the display screen around an arrangement position of the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi Arai
  • Patent number: 11238899
    Abstract: A computer system configured to generate an audio description of a media file is provided. The system includes a display, a memory, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The memory stores a media file, including video data that is accessible via a time index and audio data synchronized with the video data by the time index and a transcript of the audio data, including transcription data synchronized with the video data via the time index. The processor is configured to render, via the display, images from portions of the video data; render text from portions of the transcription data in synchrony with the images; receive input identifying a point within the time index; receive input specifying audio description data to associate with the point; store, in the memory, the audio description data; and store an association between the audio description data and the point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: 3Play Media Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Miller, Christopher S. Antunes, Lily Megan Berthold-Bond, Andrew H. Schwartz, Kelly J. Savietta, Lanya Lee Butler, Sharon Lee Tomasulo, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Roger S. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11224377
    Abstract: A method of measuring skin pigmentation includes placing a camera at a target measurement position of skin, capturing an infrared image and an ultraviolet image of the skin by the camera, defining areas in the captured infrared image, generating digitized infrared pigmentation information by analyzing infrared pigment data in each of the area, defining areas in the captured ultraviolet image, generating digitized ultraviolet pigmentation information by analyzing ultraviolet pigment data in each of the areas, generating a pigmentation image by comparing the infrared pigmentation information with the ultraviolet pigmentation information in each of the same areas, and completing measurement by representing a numerical pigmentation degree of each area through analysis of the pigmentation image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Chang Sik Park
  • Patent number: 11206376
    Abstract: A method for image acquisition may include receiving a video from a first video camera in a period, the video including a first view of a scene. The method may also include delineating a plurality of first regions within the first view of the scene. The method may further include determining an accumulated effect of at least one feature occurring within the period within at least one of the plurality of first regions. The method may further include directing a second video camera towards a second view of the scene based on the accumulated effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lunqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11200918
    Abstract: A video may include visual content having a progress length. A user may interact with a mobile device to set framings of the visual content at moments within the progress length. The framings of the visual content may be provided to a video editing application. The video editing application may utilize the framings set via the mobile device to provide preliminary framings of the visual content at the moments within the progress length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Corbin, Joshua Hamill, Daryl Stimm, Kyler William Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11197038
    Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality system includes a management device, a synchronization device, and a gatekeeper device communicatively coupled to the management device and the synchronization device by way of a network. The gatekeeper device is configured to receive, at a particular time, a frame of a surface data frame sequence that the gatekeeper device is responsible for processing. The gatekeeper device is also configured to transmit, to the synchronization device, the particular time at which the gatekeeper device received the frame, and to receive, from the synchronization device, a timeframe during which the gatekeeper device is to transmit the frame. The gatekeeper device is further configured to transmit, to the management device during the timeframe received from the synchronization device, the frame of the surface data frame sequence. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Denny Breitenfeld, Rene Sepulveda, Michael Lodato, Pai Moodlagiri
  • Patent number: 11158343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing recorded data from one recording device, or a subset of recording devices to identify redactions that should be made to the recorded data. The identified redactions may be in accordance with a redaction policy. The identified redactions may be applied to recorded data recorded by other devices that recorded data the same incident. The redactions may be made to recorded data that was not analyzed prior to performing the redactions, so the redactions identified in one recorded data are performed in other recorded data that was not used to identify the types of redactions that should be made. Applying redactions to data that was not analyzed to determine what types of redactions should be made reduces the amount of time required to analyze recorded data for redaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Hershfield, Michael Wilson, Daniel Bellia
  • Patent number: 11151708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a print quality inspection apparatus comprising: an illuminator (35 or 35A-35C) for irradiating light onto a printout (1) provided with a motion thread (1b); a camera (34 or 34A) for capturing an image of the printout; and a print quality inspection unit (10) for inspecting the print quality of the printout (1) on the basis of image data captured by the camera (34 or 34A). The camera (34) captures images of printouts (1) for each RGB color, and the print quality inspection unit (10) performs a print quality inspection having a scope that includes the motion thread (1b) on the basis of image data of a color of the same hue as the color of the motion thread (1b), or the illuminator (35A-35C) emits a color of the same hue as the color of the motion thread (1b), and the monochrome camera (34A) captures a monochrome image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: KOMORI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentaro Ohama
  • Patent number: 11151281
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a video monitoring method for mobile robot. The method includes the following steps: providing one or more private area on a basis of a map constructed by a mobile robot; determining, on a basis of a position of the mobile robot and an image shot from a shooting angle of a camera, whether an image shot currently contains private contents; if the image shot currently contains private contents, shielding the private contents contained in the image; and if the image shot currently is not containing private contents, continuing monitoring the mobile robot. By providing one or more private area in a map constructed by a mobile robot, the mobile robot can determine whether a shot image contains private contents during the subsequent video monitoring process, so as to shield the private contents in the image, thereby ensuring the security in video monitoring of the mobile robot, and avoiding privacy leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AMICRO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qinwei Lai
  • Patent number: 11140319
    Abstract: An eye-tracking module includes a power management module, a sensing module and a processor. The power management module is configured to supply power according to a power control signal for operating the eye-tracking module in a corresponding mode, and provide a power status signal associated its power supplying status. The sensing module includes at least one image sensor configured to capture an eye image of a user at a sampling rate. The processor is configured to acquire eye characteristics of the user, the eye-movement information of the user, or vision information including user gaze coordinates according to the eye image. The processor is also configured to adjust the sampling rate, adjust its output frequency and/or switch the operational mode of the eye-tracking module according to the power status signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ganzin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Jung Chiu, Kuei-An Li, Kuan-Ling Liu, Ming-Yi Tai, Chia-Ming Chang, Shao-Yi Chien
  • Patent number: 11132774
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for insuring the proper alignment of a detected vein pattern and a projected vein pattern are disclosed. The apparatus enhances the visual appearance of veins so that an error that can lead to improper patient care or injury can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: AccuVein, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Luciano, Fred Wood